BEAU CHESS - the post-work workings-out of a chess amateur

I begin this blog after getting back into league chess following many years' absence due to work. My post-job status also means I am able to play more tournament chess. My new club in London is Battersea and my first game for them is on Thursday September 14, 2017. I start with a Fide rating of 1858, an ECF grade of 169 (=1968 elo) and an ICCF correspondence rating of 2267. My current Fide is 1922, my ECF is 1985 and my ICCF is 2331.

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Hull Remembers

NOT many places in Britain still have prominent war memorials commemorating the country's battles against the Boers of South Africa.

But Hull has such a memorial, and it is more prominently sited than a nearby cenotaph marking the two world wars.

The South African memorial, with the cenotaph behind

The plaque bears the words: Erected by public subscription to the memory of the men of Hull who lost their lives during the South African War 1899, 1900, 1901 & 1902.

2 comments:

Dave Mills31 July 2024 at 13:06
Not only excellent games and analysis but publicity in respect of the culture in the places that you visit. Thank you.
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Tim Spanton31 July 2024 at 13:56
You are very welcome. I write the blog for my own enjoyment, but others enjoying it is a pleasant bonus.
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